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Chateau d'Yquem, Grand Premier Cru Classe, Sauternes 37.5cl

Château d'Yquem, Grand Premier Cru Classé, Sauternes 37.5cl 2016

£250.00

Balanced, aromatic, velvety, the best Sauternes

  • Creamy palate, with lively acidity with notes of mandarin peel, passion fruit, almonds, and nougat
  • Château d'Yquem is one of the most prestigious Sauternes
  • The vineyards are made up of a mosaic of soils, which helps provide complexity in the finished product
  • This has the potential to mature for up to an impressive 50 years
  • Enjoy chilled with the classic pairing of blue cheese
    • Grape variety: Semillon
    • Vintage: 2016
    • Type/Colour: Sweet
    • Alcohol: 14%
    • Bottle Size: 37.5cl
    • Group: Bordeaux
    • Sustainable: Yes

Parker 93

Château d'Yquem is often described as the greatest sweet wine in the world. After centuries of family ownership, the Château was finally sold to Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy in 1999. However, its former owner and director Alexandre de Lur-Saluce remains in charge. Yquem is located on the highest hill in Sauternes and enjoys the best growing conditions in the whole appellation covering 110 hectares. Only fully botrytized fruit is picked by the 150 highly skilled pickers and yields are so low that each vine produces only one glass of wine. Yquem is fermented in oak barrels (100% new) and is left in barriques to mature for up to 36 months. Intensely opulent when young, Yquem develops an extraordinary complexity and exotic richness when fully mature, with the best vintages lasting for over 50 years.

The Chateau uses only organic fertilisers on its vineyards, and never chemical weedkillers.